Steven Daines actually said...

The statistics you pointed out are equally frightening. On the Fort Peck Reservation you said that violent crime rates are five times higher...

I also commend Senator Murkowski and others on this Committee for taking the lead and strengthening global dependence on American made energ...

In my home State of Montana coal is an important piece of that energy mix. It powers over half of our electricity.

I certainly support your efforts here on examining a series of bills that foster a far more robust, all of the above energy strategy.